Carrier profile · USDOT 820853 · MC-872613 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Vern's Wrecker & Recovery Service LLC

1 power unitavg 3 yrLocal · 2 statesAUGUSTA, GA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-872613 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.0Avg age (yr)

2023–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 268-9741 Email dispatchvernstowingservice@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3 yr

Model years 2023–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trustgard’14–’16

Central’16–’22

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Jul 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
TRUSTGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Aug 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2023

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

AUGUSTA, GA

3421 MILLEDGEVILLE RD

Top corridor

GA 1 · SC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3421 MILLEDGEVILLE RD, AUGUSTA, GA, 30909
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 268-9741
Cell: (706) 267-9160
Email: vernstowingservice@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Vincent Mcclain
USDOT / docket: 820853 · MC-872613
First registered: Jul 28, 1999
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2025 · 40,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 968219428

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

40,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC.

VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC (USDOT 820853) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI effective Jul 6, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC's USDOT number?

VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 820853, and its motor carrier number is MC-872613.

Is VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC's safety record?

VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC's fleet?

VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC based?

VERN'S WRECKER & RECOVERY SERVICE LLC is based in AUGUSTA, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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